Automatic instrumentation is a great way to get started in any observability journey. For many, the telemetry gleaned from these libraries is enough to cover the majority of important use cases. But while everything may be covered in these libraries, there is also a lot included that may not be needed or desired. At that point it’s important to understand how to fine-tune the instrumentation based on configuration options available.

Attendees will get a run-through of common instrumentation configurations available in most auto-instrumentation libraries, with some practical use cases and common recommendations.